Which of the following is NOT a symptom of groupthink?
a. The existence of self-appointed mindguards
b. The self-censorship of dissenting ideas
c. Social pressures encouraging excessive dissent
d. Illusions of invulnerability
e. Defective decision-making strategies
c. Social pressures encouraging excessive dissent
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b. Any action potential takes time to reach the brain. c. You cannot feel something until your nervous system synthesizes neurotransmitters. d. You were probably thinking about something else.
Contrast two personality patterns associated with coronary heart disease and describe the relationship between the two personality patterns and associated disease patterns.
What will be an ideal response?
Every night, while he is trying to study, Gary's neighbor plays music loudly. At the beginning of the semester Gary has trouble concentrating on his studies but by midterms, he barely notices the loud music anymore. Gary has ________________.
A. associated music with studying B. learned to tune the music out C. habituated to the music D. bought ear plugs
Over the years several changes have occurred in electroconvulsive therapy
Because you have seen movies such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest you are reluctant to give consent for such treatment for your uncle who the court has declared unable to make the decision for himself. You express your concerns to the chief psychiatrist. What will you be told that will allay your fears? a) The patient is under general anesthesia and the treatment is done to only one side of the head. b) Treatment now involves battery-powered shocks that are given only once, with no side effects. c) The electrical pulse is about one-third what it was in the past, and with bifrontal placement, there is little effect on memory. d) Prior to receiving the treatment, both antidepressants and anesthetics are given, so the treatment is safer and works more quickly.